Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database


Sidalcea virgata (Rose Checker Mallow, Wild Hollyhock)

Kingdom

 Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom

 Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision

 Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division

 Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class

 Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons

Subclass

 Dilleniidae

Order

 Malvales

Family

 Malvaceae – Mallow family

Genus

 Sidalcea A. Gray – checkerbloom

Species

 Sidalcea malviflora (DC.) A. Gray ex Benth. – dwarf checkerbloom

Subspecies

 Sidalcea malviflora (DC.) A. Gray ex Benth. ssp. virgata (Howell) C.L. Hitchc. – dwarf checkerbloom

Rose Checker Mallow is native to Washington and Oregon’s Willamette Valley along roadsides, moist meadows, and hillsides, USDA zone 8.

This Wild Hollyhock has loose racemes of rose pink to magenta flowers in Springtime.

It will spread by rhizomes, which develop into clumps over time.

The plant will reach 1-2’ tall with palmate lower leaves and deeply cut foliage along the stem.

This is a wonderful wildflower for mild moist areas and will create an inviting habitat for butterflies.

The sidalcea below left shows the colorful partnership formed with native perennial Delphinium menziesii (Western Larkspur).

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